A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Health Behavior in School-Aged Children: The Qassim Study.

Background Childhood obesity is a worldwide public health epidemic. Sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy dietary patterns increased the rates of overweight and obesity among children. This study aimed to (1) estimate healthy behaviors (including dietary patterns and physical activity) and (2) determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among Saudi school-aged children in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia.

COVID-19 Routes of Transmission, Protection Aids, and Immunity Enhancement: Community-Based Online Knowledge Survey Among Palestinians.

Aim: Coronavirus disease in 2019 has been defined as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge toward the coronavirus disease 2019 among the Palestinian population.

Method: A cross-sectional online survey among 554 Palestinians was designed.

Serum leptin in diabetic nephropathy male patients from Gaza Strip.

Objective: To assess serum leptin in diabetic nephropathy male patients from Gaza Strip.

Materials And Methods: This case-control study comprised 132 type 2 diabetic patients and 44 non-diabetic controls. The diabetic patients were classified into three groups; 44 normoalbuminurics, 44 microalbuminurics and 44 macroalbuminurics.

Prevalence of diarrheal illness and healthcare-seeking behavior by age-group and sex among the population of Gaza strip: a community-based cross-sectional study.

Background: In the Gaza strip, diarrhea is one of main reasons for children visiting primary healthcare centers. Hence, we investigate predictors of the diarrheal illness and health care-seeking behavior among different age groups.

Methods: This community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from August 2017 to June 2018 among 1857 households.

Overexpression of TBX3 transcription factor as a potential diagnostic marker for breast cancer.

The T-box 3 (TBX3) transcription factor has been shown to serve multiple roles in normal development. Recent findings have revealed that TBX3 is overexpressed in different types of carcinomas, including breast, cervical, ovarian, melanoma, pancreatic, lung, liver, bladder, head and neck. Therefore, the present study investigated the significance of TBX3 as a diagnostic marker of breast cancer.

Glycemic control among primary care patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Aim: In this study, we aimed to assess the level of good glycemic control, to determine association between adherence to antidiabetic medications and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and to examine factors influencing good glycemic control.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed among 369 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) from four Ministry of Health health centers in 2016. A sample of 3 ml blood was taken to measure the HbA1c, and patients were asked to fill out a pretested questionnaire.

Clinical and Biochemical Associations with Diabetic Retinopathy in Male Patients in the Gaza Strip.

Background: There are limited data on the prevalence and risk factors for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the Gaza Strip.

Objective: To assesses clinical and biochemical associated with DR in males with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the Gaza Strip.

Methods: One hundred and fifty males with T2DM from the Gaza Strip underwent a questionnaire interview, serum biochemical analysis, and assessment of their previous urine and blood results.

Medications Adherence and Associated Factors among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the adherence to anti-diabetic medications among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) seeking medical care in the Gaza Strip, Palestine.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 369 primary care patients with type 2 DM from October to December 2016. Adherence to medications was measured using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-4).

Diagnostic utility of BNP, corin and furin as biomarkers for cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

Context: The number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is progressively increasing, and diabetic cardiovascular complications have become a public health problem. Brain or B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac hormone synthesized as a pre-pro-peptide. pro-BNP is produced by cleaving the signal peptide then two proprotein convertases, corin and furin cleave pro-BNP to form a biologically active hormone.